Max Verstappen took a break from a frustrating Formula One season by driving in a four-hour race at the Nuerburgring in Germany on Saturday where he won only to be disqualified.

Australia was the Dutchman's eighth Q1 exit since he joined the pinnacle of motorsport in 2015 with then-Toro Rosso.

F1 heads into a new era this year starting Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix, with unprecedented changes.

A new era in Formula One revs up this week with Lando Norris starting his world title defence and Cadillac making their debut at a wide-open Australian Grand Prix that will test the impact of sweeping rule changes.

The start of any Formula One season is a game of smoke and mirrors: this one, which gets underway in Melbourne on March 8, has the added intrigue of sweeping changes that could shake up the established order.

Arvid Lindblad - Formula 1's latest rookie sensation - traces his maternal roots back to India, and visited the country just a week before his F1 debut, opening up on a number of aspects on and off the race track.

Formula 1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali broke silence following four-time champion Max Verstappen's recent comments hinting that his career is "closer to the end".

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton tested for the entire day and was second to Antonelli by more than half a second.

Formula One endured a rainy second day of private testing in Barcelona on Tuesday, with only Red Bull and Ferrari braving the wet conditions.

Formula 1 powerhouses Red Bull Racing unveiled their brand new livery for the 2026 F1 season on Friday morning.

In 2026, on the back of crowning a new champion, Formula 1 is set to embrace its biggest regulation changes in more than a decade.

Helmut Marko is a close ally of Max Verstappen, who missed out on a fifth successive title by only two points to McLaren's Lando Norris in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

F1 Abu Dhabi GP: McLaren's Lando Norris won his first Formula 1 world championship after finishing third in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday.

Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday to set up a final race title showdown with McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Oscar Piastri grabbed pole position for the penultimate race of the Formula One season when he edged team-mate and title rival Lando Norris as time expired in Saturday's qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen is seeking a hat-trick of wins at the Qatar Grand Prix this weekend as this year's Formula One world championship reaches boiling point in the Arabian Gulf.

Lando Norris won Saturday's sprint race at the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix and widened his lead in the drivers' championship race to nine points.

Max Verstappen's late bid for a fifth drivers world title suffered a setback on Friday when he qualified only sixth for Saturday's sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.